There are so many great kids' websites, and probably no better time to explore them. Here's a good starting list of some tried and true educational sites that parents and grandparents everywhere should be aware of. Kids can play online games, watch video clips of children's TV shows, and get free printables. Also, don't forget: your library card offers you even more online resources, for … [Read more...] about Updated: 33 fun, educational, and free websites, where kids can learn coding, architecture, magic, music and much more
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Raleigh Little Theatre’s Divas! 2020 — an online cabaret performance and competition
Raleigh Little Theatre is presenting RLT Divas! 2020 on Thursday, August 6th, 2020, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., on Divas by Raleigh Little Theatre's Facebook page. Enjoy a cabaret performance full of glitz and glam, with eight performers competing to be the Diva of the Year. It's free to watch, but it's a fundraiser for Raleigh Little Theatre, which, like the rest of the theatre community, … [Read more...] about Raleigh Little Theatre’s Divas! 2020 — an online cabaret performance and competition
Free: Healing Yoga for People with Cancer (online)
People affected by cancer are invited to a free healing yoga class on Thursdays, at 1:30 p.m. You can participate on Zoom or Facebook Live. Learn how to RSVP and participate here. Gentle yoga practice and education on how yoga can help reduce treatment side-effects. Learn simple and effective evidence-informed yoga practices that may reduce pain, fatigue, lymphedema, neuropathy, anxiety, and … [Read more...] about Free: Healing Yoga for People with Cancer (online)
Free week-long virtual Camp Carolina from Tar Heels Together
Tar Heels Together is offering a FREE week-long virtual camp for kids in grades K-12. Camp Carolina runs from July 20th to 24th, and features STEM, arts, astronomy and more, with programs brought to you by Carolina institutions like Morehead Planetarium & Science Center, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Ackland Art Museum, North Carolina Botanical Garden and BeAM@CAROLINA. On … [Read more...] about Free week-long virtual Camp Carolina from Tar Heels Together
Around the World of Mental Health: A Virtual Escape
The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Durham (NAMI) and Project Passport LLC are partnering to launch “Around the World of Mental Health: A Virtual Escape” They will take you through your own world of mental health along with the world of mental health and wellness resources around you. Presenters all over the triangle area taking part. Learn about how important mental health is to … [Read more...] about Around the World of Mental Health: A Virtual Escape
Stream Hamilton movie, with original Broadway cast, starting July 3
For Hamilton fans, the long awaited day has come. Disney Plus subscribers can watch the Hamilton movie starting July 3rd, 2020, at 3 a.m. Broadway shows have been canceled for the rest of 2020, sports are on hold, live music is almost non-existent, and new movie releases, in any setting, are hard to come by. So the release of the Hamilton movie is a bright light in an otherwise dim season for … [Read more...] about Stream Hamilton movie, with original Broadway cast, starting July 3
LEGO fans — head to The Brickworld Virtual LEGO Expo
In-person Brickworld conventions are on hold, but Brickworld is coming through with the Brickworld Virtual Con Fireworks on Saturday, June 27th, 2020, from 12 p.m. to 6 .m. Future Brickworld Virtual Conventions: Tickets are $9, or you can get a pass for all remaining shows for $22. Only 2,000 tickets are being released for each show, so register now. $1 from each ticket will be … [Read more...] about LEGO fans — head to The Brickworld Virtual LEGO Expo
Intergalactic Soulstice — a Virtual Afrofuturist Arts Festival presented by Ackland Art Museum
Ackland Art Museum is presenting Intergalactic Soulstice: A Virtual Afrofuturist Arts Festival from Friday, June 19th, to Sunday, June 21st, 2020. It will take place online and it's free to watch. Intergalactic Soulstice is a virtual Afrofuturist festival inspired by ART& Intergalactic Soul: Project LHAXX at the Ackland Art Museum. Puppeteer Jeghetto Performs 5P1N0K10 … [Read more...] about Intergalactic Soulstice — a Virtual Afrofuturist Arts Festival presented by Ackland Art Museum
Warner Bros. Streams ‘Just Mercy’ For Free in June
Based on a true story, Warner Bros. is making its film “Just Mercy” widely available at no cost. According to the studio, “We believe in the power of story. ‘Just Mercy’ is one resource we can offer to those who are interested in learning more about the systemic racism that plagues our society.” For the month of June, the film will be available to rent for FREE on digital platforms in the … [Read more...] about Warner Bros. Streams ‘Just Mercy’ For Free in June
Stonehenge will livestream summer solstice sunset and sunrise for the first time
Stonehenge, near Salisbury, England, is probably the world's most recognizable prehistoric monument. The earliest structures are pits that appear to have held large pine totem-pole like posts, erected between 8500 and 7000 BC. The stones that we know today were set up around 2500 BC, and were arranged in the iconic circle around 200 or 300 years later. The largest of Stonehenge stones are 30 … [Read more...] about Stonehenge will livestream summer solstice sunset and sunrise for the first time
